Cayman S

[Kit2Kar]

I am looking at possibly just having one car and using it all year winter and summer, the car that I am looking at is the Cayman S.

What views do people have on using a porsche all year round ?

[Sideways Rich]

Had a Cayman S sport for 2.5 yrs and used it as my only car, absolutely faultless and great fun.

[mrdemon]

Any car can be used all year round, this storage for winter stuff stinks and is bad for the car.

[cay]

I've had mine for 9 months and use it every day.

No problems at all so far ( apart from frozen window seals ! ).

No different to the Audi S3 I used to have.

[Shandy81]

Had a cayman S for a year, ran it 100miles a day. I live in the North East of Scotland, it was a hard winter last year -15 and at least a foot of snow on the ground for a few months, put cold weather tyres on it and it was fantastic. Never got stuck once, never missed a beat.

Only cost was; tyres and a service.... oh and a big grin

Go for it.

[rog007]

It's a car, designed to be, er, used all year round.

[mrdemon]

rog007 said:

It's a car, designed to be, er, used all year round.

correct and tested and used at -35 in other countries.

[matc]

I had a Cayman S for about a year and although I didn't use it everyday there was no doubt I could have done. Always found it rewarding to drive fast and was comfortable enough on long runs to be a perfectly acceptable daily drive - I averaged about 25mpg in mine, so even that's not too bad.

[RudeDog]

I've had mine for 18 months and used it as my only car. Done about 25K in that time. It's never let me down no matter what the weather and I find it perfectly usable in all conditions however it has not been without its fair share of problems (although little that actually prevented it from driving). Read the blog on my profile to see what its cost me.

[Trev450]

No problem at all as a daily drive. I've had my S nearly 2 years and cover about 60 miles a day on my commute.

[Kit2Kar]

Thanks to you all that have given me your views and thoughts.

I have a couple of Cayman's to look at tomorrow

[98C4S]

Had mine 11 months, did 6k miles (as a weekend car) (plus 20k in my daily drive)

Did 2 euro trips (1500 Mile journeys) two track days, short trips, long trips, hoons,

It didn't miss a beat

[Thom987]

Buy a Boxster S. Roof down in the summer, roof up the other 360 days.

[donna180]

Useable 24/7. The only concerns I have is that sometimes (client sites) it can give out the wrong image and I still don't like parking it at supermarkets/parking on road/driving in London in it where it can get needlessly dinged. Also in town the poor 3/4 view is a bit frustrating sometimes.

[mollytherocker]

Kit2Kar said:

I am looking at possibly just having one car and using it all year winter and summer

I am going to show my Dad this comment on Sunday just to see his puzzled face.

MTR

[rog007]

donna180 said:

Useable 24/7. The only concerns I have is that sometimes (client sites) it can give out the wrong image.

This is a growing concern, particularly around industries that are involved in environmental, ethical and sustainable businesses. Added to the current austerity drive, it can make both the driver and client feel a little uncomfortable. I know of one particular large organisation whose business is all of the former, but in the Director's car park it's like going to see Pistonheads Live! They have discussed the issue at Board level and have agreed measures to mitigate the possible negative impression they may be giving out to both staff, customers and suppliers.

One tip is to keep the car dirty and run it on wheels with a minus quotient of bling factor; this seems to lessen the impact of having a 'flash' car.

[Asterix]

rog007 said:

donna180 said:

Useable 24/7. The only concerns I have is that sometimes (client sites) it can give out the wrong image.

This is a growing concern, particularly around industries that are involved in environmental, ethical and sustainable businesses. Added to the current austerity drive, it can make both the driver and client feel a little uncomfortable. I know of one particular large organisation whose business is all of the former, but in the Director's car park it's like going to see Pistonheads Live! They have discussed the issue at Board level and have agreed measures to mitigate the possible negative impression they may be giving out to both staff, customers and suppliers.

One tip is to keep the car dirty and run it on wheels with a minus quotient of bling factor; this seems to lessen the impact of having a 'flash' car.

Throw in that per bhp the Cayman S is more efficient than most econobox engines and the fact that you get everywhere faster means you clog the roads up less.

Also, if someone gets narky about how expensive it is, say that it was bought with the inheritance from when your Nan died - tends to shut people up.

[UVB]

Or mention the offset from all the cows killed to make the leather trim.

[Kit2Kar]

Just purchased (bit of a bad pic started snowing and the picture was taken through the window)

[Asterix]

Nice